Pink Floyd

Childhood's End

Pink Floyd


Tom: G

Intro (Fade In)
  Em               Am               Em                Am
E|-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-|----------------|---2-------2p0--|-----------------|---2-------2p0--|
D|-|----2-----2p0---|---2-------2p0--|----2-----2p0----|---2-------2p0--|
A|-|----2-----------|---0------------|----2------------|---0-------0----|
E|-|-0-----0------3h|5-----3h5-------|-0-----0-------3h|5-----3h5-------|

  Am               G   D Em         G      D          Am      Em
E|-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-|----------------|----------------|------3---3-3----|----------------|
G|-|----2------2p0--|----------------|------2---2-2----|-2--2-----------|
D|-|----2------2p0--|-5-0-2------2-2-|-5--5-0---0-0----|-2--2--2---2-2--|
A|-|-0--------------|-5-0-2------2-2-|-5--5------------|-0--0--2---2-2--|
E|-|-------3h5------|-3---0------0-0-|-3--3------------|-------0---0-0--|

Verses:
  Em               Am               Em                Am
E|-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-|----------------|---2-------2p0--|-----------------|---2-------2p0--|
D|-|----2-----2p0---|---2-------2p0--|----2-----2p0----|---2-------2p0--|
A|-|----2-----------|---0------------|----2------------|---0-------0----|
E|-|-0-----0------3h|5-----3h5-------|-0-----0-------3h|5-----3h5-------|

  Em               Am               Am                G   D Em
E|-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-|----------------|---2-------2p0--|----2-------2p0--|----------------|
D|-|----2-----2p0---|---2-------2p0--|----2-------2p0--|-5-0-2------2-2-|
A|-|----2-----------|---0------------|-0----------0----|-5-0-2------2-2-|
E|-|-0-----0------3h|5-----3h5-------|-------3h5-------|-3---0------0-0-|

    G    D            Am    Em
E|-|-----------------|----------------|
B|-|------3---3-3----|----------------|
G|-|------2---2-2----|-2--2-----------|
D|-|-5--5-0---0-0----|-2--2--2---2-2--|
A|-|-5--5------------|-0--0--2---2-2--|
E|-|-3--3------------|-------0---0-0--|

VERSE 1:

(Em)
You shout in your sleep.
            Am
Perhaps the price is just too steep.
        Em                         Am
Is your conscience at rest if once put to the test?
    Em                             Am
You awake with a start to just the beating of your heart.
                                       G     D       Em
Just one man beneath the sky, just two ears, just two eyes.

G    D    Am    Em


VERSE 2:

       (Em)                              Am
You set sail across the sea of long past thoughts and memories.
            Em                            Am
Childhood's end, your fantasies merge with harsh realities.
         Em                                  Am
And then as the sail is hoist, you find your eyes are growing moist.
                                          G         D     Am
All the fears never voiced so you have to make your final choice.

G    D

GUITAR SOLO:

  Em                               Am
         B                B
E|------15(17)-----15-------------------------------------------|
B|----12-----------------15(17)-----15-15-15-15-----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------14-14(16)-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

                   Em
                         B          R     ^^^
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------12-14(16)14-12-14(16)------|
D|---------/14----------------------------12---|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|


                              Am
       B           B           ^^^             B
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---13(15)-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------14(16)-12-----------------12-14(16)--14-12-----------|
D|----------------------------14----------14----------------------14--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

                            B
E|----------------------12------------------|
B|-----------12*-----12--15(17)-------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
             * let ring

                          Em
      B                   B
E|--------------------------------------15-------|
B|---17(20)--15-17-------15(17)*-----15**-(17)---|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
                              *hold bend and let ring
                                   **play bent note

                         B
E|----------------------17(19)--17-15-17-15------------|
B|----------------17-------------------------17--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

       B       B
E|---17(19)---17(19)--(19p18p17p0)----15-12\------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

    G     D   Em
          B                                   B
E|--------------15-12----------------------------------------|
B|----15-15(17)-------------------15-15-15-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------14(16)----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

     G       D      Am                  Em
       B  R                     B  R
E|----17(19)17*--17-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------17(19)17*--15-17-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
                                      *gradual releases

                                B  R
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------14(16)14-12------------|
D|-------------------------------------------14-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 3:

        Em                         Am
Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why?
         Em                             Am
Some are born; some men die beneath one infinite sky.
            Em                          Am
There'll be war, there'll be peace, but everything one day will cease.
                                     G         D         Em
All the iron turned to rust; all the proud men turned to dust.
       Am                     G       D         Em
So all things time will mend, so this song will end.

OUTRO:

    G           D  Am            Em        G       D  Am       Em
      B  R              B  R                   B  R             B  R
E|---17(19)17*--17----------------------------17(19)17*--17--------------------------|
B|---------------------17(19)17*--15-17------------------------17(19)17*--15-17------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|